Όστρακα μυκηναϊκού εικονιστικού κρατήρα από τη Σαλαμίνα
Part of : Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών ; Vol.XXI, No.1, 1988, pages 148-154
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148-154
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Sherds of a mycenaean figured krater from Salamis
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Σύμμεικτα
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This paper considers two sherds from a Mycenaean figured krater that were found in the storerooms of the National Archaeological Museum among a group of Mycenaean objects from Salamis, probably from chamber tombs; their precise provenance is unknown. One of the sherds is part of the body and the other part of the vertical handle of an amphoroid krater, a shape that is very common in graves on Cyprus and sites in the East but rare on the Greek mainland. Below the handle is a painted bird flying to the right; it has a solid neck and head, hatched spread wings and a vertically hatched body and tail all in one ending in a fringe. There is a Mycenaean spiral-shaped flower on each side of the head. At both ends of the (preserved) representation are curvingtails with spiral ends and traces of the rear parts of two opposed animals.An attempt is made to restore the representation, which seems to have been a scene with sphinxes and birds set in a foliate surrounding, and parallels for it are examined in two pictorial examples from Mycenae. The krater is dated by its shape and decoration to LH IIIA2. It is the only example of an amphoroid krater from Salamis and the whole of Attica, and one of the few on the Greek mainland. The decoration is original and —this being perhaps the most interesting aspect— the fabric is a reddish brown- white clay that appears to be no different from that of most of the vases made on Salamis.
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μυκηναϊκή εποχή, αρχαία κεραμική, Σαλαμίνα
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